Law and order issue hots up ahead of TN local body polls

The incidence of more crimes across Tamil Nadu is threatening to make law and order an inevitable poll issue in the state-wide local bodies elections due only months from now, says N Sathiya......

Dalit ragging case: 3 arrested, 2 sent to 14-day judicial custody

Out of the three senior students of a nursing college, who were on Friday arrested in connection with the alleged ragging of a first year Dalit girl student from Kerala, two of them were on......

The bold face of Tamil Nadu's honour killings

Yuvaraj, who is accused of killing a Dalit youth in Tamil Nadu, has been externed to Tirunelveli where A Ganesh Nadar/Rediff.com met him. In July 2015, Gokulraj, a Dalit, was murdered in......

The loneliness of an activist

'The loneliness of Rohith Vemula is an indicator that in spite of belonging to a group of activists, such sensitive youngsters have to bear their cross alone.' 'The politicians will come out only......